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Today's Tips 10/20/2006
Display An Index Of All The Files On Your
Windows System!
To get an index of all (or a subset thereof) of the files on your
system, follow these directions:
Windows 95/98:
- Select Find and then Files or Folders from the Start Menu, select a
drive (or use My Computer for all drives), and click Find Now without
specifying anything in the Named field. Note that Windows 95 and Windows
98 have an arbitrary limit of 10,000 entries, so you may need to limit
your search, or upgrade to a newer version of Windows (see below).
Windows Me/2000/XP:
- Select Search and then For Files or Folders from the Start Menu,
select a drive (or use Local Hard Drives for all drives), and click
Search Now without specifying anything in the Named field.
After the search:
- You can then sort the results by clicking on the appropriate column
heading (useful for finding the largest or most recent file on your
system).
- To save the results, you'll need the Copy to Clipboard as Filename
utility (one of Microsoft's PowerToys). This allows you to select all
the files in the results list, right-click, select Send To and then
Clipboard as Filename. You can then paste the listings into a text
editor, such as Notepad, for saving and printing.
Gary Chambers
Force Explorer To Start With The Folder You
Want!
Few things in Windows are more irritating than the way that Explorer
always opens in the same folder (C:\ for Windows 95/98, My Documents for
Windows Me/2000/XP). If you have an entry in your Start Menu to run
Explorer, you can change it to "Explore" at the folder of your choice:
- Open Explorer, and go to your Start Menu folder.
- Find the shortcut for Explorer, right click on it, and select
Properties.
- Click on the Shortcut tab, and change the Target so it reads:
c:\windows\EXPLORER.EXE /n, /e, d:\myfolder (where c:\windows is your
Windows directory, and d:\myfolder is the directory in which you want
Explorer to start.)
- Tip: To have Explorer start with My Computer, so no branches are
initially expanded, use the following command line options: /n, /e,
/select, c:\
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Note: this won't work if you try to start Explorer by right-clicking on
the Start Menu. Just put a shortcut to EXPLORER.EXE in the top level of
your Start Menu folder for easy access.
Gary Chambers
Easily Select Large Areas Of Your Document
Without Dragging Your Mouse In Word 2002!
Selecting a portion of your Word document for formatting purposes by
dragging your mouse across it is simple--unless the area you wish to
edit doesn't all fit on your screen. When this is the case, you need to
click at the one end of area you want to select, hold down the mouse
button, and then drag your mouse up or down as your document's viewing
scrolls by until you reach the other end of the desired area.
Although it sounds easy in theory, controlling how fast your Word
document scrolls can be very difficult. Often, large portions of your
document flash by and you can spend a frustrating amount of time trying
to maneuver your mouse so the end point of your desired selection
appears on the screen. Fortunately, there's a much simpler method for
selecting large areas of your document.
Simply click at one end of the desired area to place your insertion
point there, release your mouse button, and then use the scrolling bar,
the arrow keys, and/or the [Page Up] and [Page Down] keys to navigate to
the other end of the desired area. (Be careful not to click on your
document while you're navigating.) Finally, press and hold the [Shift]
key, and then click on your document at the opposite end of the desired
area. When you do, everything between the original insertion point and
the new insertion point is selected and ready for any formatting or
editing changes you wish to make to it.
Cathy Chambers
Perform A Query With The Indexing Service In
Windows 2000!
By indexing documents, the Indexing Service enables you to quickly
locate documents using a variety of criteria, including filename,
content, etc.
One way to search for documents is to go to Start | Search, choose For
Files Or Folders, and specify the search conditions, such as document
name. If you want to perform more complex searches, you can turn to the
Indexing Service itself for help.
You'll find an Indexing Service branch in the Computer Management
console. Navigate to Services and Applications\Indexing Service\System,
expand the System branch, and click Query The Catalog.
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The right pane displays an Indexing Service Query Form that you can use
to enter search conditions and perform a query. When you click Search,
the Indexing Service returns a list of documents that match the search
conditions. To view a document, click its link.
The advantage to querying via the Indexing Service console is that you
can specify more complex search conditions. To learn more about query
structure, click the Tips For Searching link in the Indexing Service
Query Form, and then click Query Syntax to open the Help file to view
syntax and samples.
Gary Chambers
Track Down System Problems No Matter How
Elementary In Windows 98!
Dr. Watson is a system tool that will give you a comprehensive picture
of your software environment so that, when a problem occurs, you can use
this information in conjunction with Technical Support to identify the
source of the error.
To generate a system snapshot with Dr. Watson:
1. Click Start, point to Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools,
and then click System Information.
2. Click Tools and then click Dr. Watson.
3. Type a brief description of the steps you took that produced the
error.
4. From the File menu, click Save As, type a name for the error log, and
then click Save.
Gary Chambers
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3. Optimize System Performance In Windows XP!
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6. Customize the CPU Cycles Given to Programs and Processes!
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